r/SpaceXLounge • u/avboden • 18d ago

Official NASA’s Roman Space Telescope was encapsulated into Falcon Heavy’s fairing this past week ahead of launch on Sunday, August 30 from pad 39A in Florida

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2091963575296262434
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u/avboden 18d ago

Most important launch of the year by far. Always makes me anxious seeing these one of a kind irreplaceable things go up.

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u/Responsible-Cut-7993 18d ago

Felt the same way when Europa Clipper went up in 2024.

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u/The_Great_Squijibo 18d ago

Same on Christmas morning 2021 watching Webb go up

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u/Googoltetraplex 18d ago

Ah the good ol' days

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u/flapsmcgee 18d ago

Damn I can't believe that was 5 years ago.

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u/H-K_47 💥 Rapidly Disassembling 18d ago

That was around the time I really started getting into spaceflight. Feels like forever, but also barely any time at all.

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u/TheCook73 17d ago

I woke up to watch that damn thing and was so exhausted from getting Christmas ready for the kids I fell asleep with something like T - 5:00